Written and narrated by Angela Ransley

Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo Soprano
Sasha Grynyuk, Piano

ECHOES OF DEAD VOICES tells the fascinating story of the beginning of recorded sound, initially in France and leading to the invention of Edison’s phonograph in America in the 1880s. Efforts were made to capture the celebrated figures of the day and we will hear leading actor HENRY IRVING, a performance by JOHANNES BRAHMS, Lord TENNYSON reading The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale, and The Lost Chord by Arthur Sullivan, thought to be the first recording made in England. Due to the technical limitations of the time, each recording lasts no more than two minutes. We will hear each piece performed live by rising actors and musicians.

This is an original production devised and narrated by pianist and teacher ANGELA RANSLEY making full use of the superb audio-visual facilities at Foyles. Our event offers a unique insight into this technological breakthrough that permeates our lives today.

A  fundraising  event  for  World  Sight  Day in  aid  of Sightsavers.

Sunday 6th October, 15:15
Level 6, Foyles Bookshop, 113-117 Charing Cross Road WC2 0DT

For tickets and more information visit https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Musical Direction by Elizabeth Marcus
Directed by John Ramster

A glimpse into the dream world, John Ramster directs a pastiche of characters who slip in and out of consciousness, questioning the truth and fragility of reality.

As HÄNSEL in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel
As ALESSANDRO in Handel’s Tolomeo

Wednesday 10 July 2019, 6pm

Milton Court Studio Theatre Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA

Mezzo Soprano: Shakira Tsindos
Piano: Matthew Gemmill

MOZART | Il padre adorato ritrovo (Idomeneo)
GRIEG | Six Songs Op. 48
GOUNOD | Que fais-tu blanche tourterelle (Faust)
HEGGIE | This journey (Dead Man Walking)
RAVEL | Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques
MOZART | Tu fosti tradito (La Clemenza di Tito)

Wednesday 5 June 2019, 3:30pm

Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by TEMPLE CHURCH

Mezzo Soprano: Barbara Kozelj
Tenor: Nicky Spence
Piano: Julius Drake

Offstage Chorus: Eleanor Neate, Leila Alexander and Shakira Tsindos

Dvořák - Love Songs Op. 2 | Gypsy Songs Op. 55
Janáček - Moravian Folksongs | The Diary of One who Disappeared

Folk and love songs by two of the most popular Czech composers of the Romantic era are performed by Nicky Spence and Barbara Kozelj with the masterful accompaniment of Temple Music favourite, Julius Drake.

Nicky Spence's "voice of real distinction" (The Daily Telegraph) sees him perform to great acclaim in both recital and opera. His recent performances of Janáček at both The Royal Opera House and La Monnaie reaped rave reviews. Meanwhile Barbara Kozelj's "expressive rounded voice" (Seen and Heard) has seen her rocket to the top of her profession in just six years. Together, joined by Julius Drake, they create the perfect partnership for this concert.

Tuesday 7 May 2019, 7pm

Temple Church, 1 Inner Temple Lane, Temple, London, EC4Y 1AF

For tickets and more information visit 
https://www.templemusic.org/shop/czechsong/

Presented by WIGMORE HALL
Lead by DEBORAH MAWER

Voice SHAKIRA TSINDOS
Flute ENLLI PARRI
Cello PENKA PETKOVA
Piano NICOLE JOHNSON

Ravel’s music is known for his fascination with exotic themes, from the Javanese gamelan to folksongs from across Europe. Works such as Shéhérazade and the Rapsodie espagnole brought a more colourful world to French musical life, whilst in L’enfant et les sortilèges and the Violin Sonata he turned to America for inspiration.

Thursday 2nd May 2019, 3pm - 6pm

Bechstein Room, Wigmore Hall

This performance is part of the Wigmore Hall Learning Series

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Musical Direction by Clive Timms
Directed by Simon Iorio

Postgraduate singers present a selection of scenes from the opera.

As DORABELLA in Mozart’s Così fan tutte
As LUCRETIA in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia
As PUCK in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Friday 22 March 2019, 6pm

Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Led by Graham Johnson

Katherine McIndoe, soprano
Shakira Tsindos, mezzo soprano
James Beddoe, tenor
Fabian Langguth, baritone
Camille Lemonnier, piano
Jonathan Jarvis, piano

Experience the life of men and women in this program inspired by Joseph Phibbs’ new work ‘The Seven Ages of Man’, text by William Shakespeare. Led by Graham Johnson, hear song, operetta and music theatre celebrating each stage of life.

Monday 18 March 2019, 8pm

Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Led by Emanuele Moris

Postgraduate singers and pianists commemorate the 150th anniversary of Rossini’s death with familiar works from his opera, stage and song repertoire, alongside lesser-known gems.

Please note this event was previously scheduled for 29 January, and has now been postponed until Friday 8 March.

Friday 8 March 2019, 6pm

Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA

Feilin Lin, Piano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo soprano

Finalist perform 20-minute programmes of instrumental and vocal works in the final of the Piano Accompaniment Prize.

Wednesday 6 March 2019, 2pm

Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by Stjørdal menighet (Stjørdal Church) - Den norske kirke (The Norwegian Church)
Conducted by James Reed

Regina Freire, Soprano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo soprano
Liam Bonthrone, Tenor
Jonathan Eyers, Bass

Join Guildhall School of Music and Drama soloist as they perform Mozart’s Missa Brevis KV65 in D Minor and Bach’s Cantatas 47 and 59 in Stjørdal, Norway.

Sunday 27 January 2019, 6:00pm
Stjørdal Church

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Conducted by Linnhe Robinson
Directed by Dafydd Hall Williams

Postgraduate singers present a selection of scenes from the opera.

As TISBE in Rossini’s La Cenerentola
As 3rd DAME in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
As CHERUBINO in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro

Tuesday 22 January 2019, 6pm

Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Accompanied by Matthew Gemmill

Mezzo-soprano Ann Murray DBE leads a vocal masterclass with Guildhall singers.

Susana Vieira, Soprano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo Soprano
Nancy Holt, Mezzo Soprano
William Searle, Tenor
Jack Holton, Baritone
Samuel Lom, Baritone

Vocal Masterclass Series supported by Peter and Corinne Young.
Photograph © Frances Marshall

Friday 18 January, 2:00pm
Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This masterclass is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
Led by Eugene Asti and Stephan Loges

The first of two concerts presenting musical settings of texts from the Goethe novel Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and others, performed by postgraduate student singers and pianists alongside project leaders Eugene Asti (piano) and Stephan Loges (baritone).

Friday 23 November, 6.30pm
Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

This performance is unticketed and free to attend.

Presented by GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA and BRITISH SPANISH SOCIETY
Led by Riccardo Gosalbo
Choreography by Charlie Morgan

Aida Gimeno García, Soprano
Nancy Holt, Mezzo soprano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo soprano
James Beddoe, Tenor
Andrés Presno de León, Tenor
Jonathan Eyers, Baritone
Maya Irgalina, Piano

Guildhall School of Music & Drama celebrates the Spanish Zarzuela genre, with works by masters such as Barbieri, Chapí, Chueca, Giménez, Guridi, Serrano, Moreno Torroba and Vives, in a concert curated by Ricardo Gosalbo and Charlie Morgan, and sponsored by the British Spanish Society.

Wednesday 24 October 2019, 7.30pm
Music Hall, Guidhall School of Music and Drama

Eleanor Blythman, soprano
Shakira Tsindos, mezzo soprano
Michael Lapiña, tenor
Nathan Lay, baritone
Tom Griffiths, piano

Join us at Victorian Opera for an afternoon of opera, song and a sprinkle of music theatre with my dear friends Eleanor Blythman, Michael Lapiña, Nathan Lay and Tom Griffiths before I take up a position in the Masters program at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London beginning September 2018.

Tea, coffee and refreshments will be available following the concert.

Sunday 2nd September 2018, 4.00pm
Held at Victorian Opera, 31 Victoria Street, Melbourne

For tickets visit www.trybooking.com

Concert to celebrate Melba’s 157th Birthday

Join Melba alumni Shakira Tsindos and current scholars Cleo Lee-McGowan and Stephen Marsh in St. Bartholomew's 2018 Dame Nellie Melba Festival. 

Fabulous programme including:
* Voi che sapete, Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
* Votre toast, Carmen (Bizet)
* Ah! Je veux vivre (Waltz Song), Roméo et Juliette (Gounod)
* Quando m’en vo’, La bohème (Puccini)
* Ave Maria (J.S. Bach/Gounod)
* Chanson triste (Duparc)
* Goodbye (Tosti)
* Home Sweet Home (Bishop)

Saturday 19th May, 5pm
Performance at St. Bartholomew Anglican Church, Richmond

For further information and tickets visit http://www.stbartsburnley.org.au/sample-page/2018-dame-nellie-melba-festival/

Presented by VICTORIAN OPERA
Composed by Calvin Bowman
Libretto by Anna Goldsworthy
Conducted by Fabian Russell
Directed by Cameron Menzies

Take one true-blue Australian classic, add deliciously playful costumes with a measure of musical magic, mix in a generous helping of young talent and discover the perfect recipe for a delightful family opera.

Celebrating the centenary of Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding, Victorian Opera brings its much-loved adaptation to regional Victoria, with a cast of brilliant emerging talent and local community choruses.

Join Albert, the walking, talking, never-ending Pudding, and his friends – penguin Sam Sawnoff, sailor Bill Barnacle and koala Bunyip Bluegum – as we celebrate an Australian family favourite with this witty and adorable production.

Friday 27 April 2018, 1pm and 6:30pm
All performances at Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo

For tickets and more information visit https://www.victorianopera.com.au/season/the-magic-pudding-bendigo

Presented by VICTORIAN OPERA
Composed by Calvin Bowman
Libretto by Anna Goldsworthy
Conducted by Fabian Russell
Directed by Cameron Menzies

Take one true-blue Australian classic, add deliciously playful costumes with a measure of musical magic, mix in a generous helping of young talent and discover the perfect recipe for a delightful family opera.

Celebrating the centenary of Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding, Victorian Opera brings its much-loved adaptation to regional Victoria, with a cast of brilliant emerging talent and local community choruses.

Join Albert, the walking, talking, never-ending Pudding, and his friends – penguin Sam Sawnoff, sailor Bill Barnacle and koala Bunyip Bluegum – as we celebrate an Australian family favourite with this witty and adorable production.

Thursday 5 April 2018, 12.30pm and 6:30pm
All performances at The Cube Wodonga

For tickets and more information visit https://victorianopera.com.au/season/the-magic-pudding-wodonga

Hosted by THE ROTARY CLUB OF CENTRAL MELBOURNE

Featuring:
Danielle Calder
Shakira Tsindos
Michael Lapiña
Sung Sun Hong

Enjoy a night of musical indulgence and be treated to an eclectic array of songs from the world of Opera and Musical Theatre, performed by some of the most sought-after performers in the Australian Operatic Scene.

This fundraising event will support the various humanitarian projects of Rotary Central Melbourne.

Saturday 3rd March 2018, 8pm
Melbourne Rowing Club, Melbourne

For tickets and more information visit http://rotarydistrict9800.com.au/

Presented by 3MBS
Artistic Curator Chris Howlett

Rick Prakhoff, conductor
Andrew Goodwin, Evangelist
Nicholas Dinopoulos, Christus
Michael Leighton Jones, Judas/Pilatus
Suzanne Shakespeare, soprano
Shakira Tsindos, mezzo-soprano
Timothy Reynolds, tenor
Jeremy Kleeman, bass-baritone
Melbourne Bach Choir & Orchestra

The 3MBS Bach Marathon brings Australia's finest classical musicians together to present an all-day experience celebrating the works of the Bach family.

Across six concerts in a single day, the Bach Marathon program presents a selection of J S Bach's incredible output of masterworks, a cross-section of works by his sons including the first performance in 240 years of the C P E Bach St Matthew Passion (1777), and arrangements by other prominent composers who drew on Bach's works for inspiration.

Join the Melbourne classical music community, and our most loved chamber and vocal musicians, for this unique event in appreciation of one of history's greatest musical families.

Sunday 18 February 2018, 10.00am
Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

For tickets and more information visit https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/series/3mbs-bach-marathon/

Be treated to an afternoon of popular opera arias and a touch of classic music theatre with the talented performers of the Melba Opera Trust: Cleo Lee-McGowan (soprano), Shakira Tsindos (mezzo soprano), Michael Petruccelli (tenor) and Tom Griffiths (pianist).

Hear songs from popular musicals including West Side Story, Carousel and Show Boat, as well as arias from composers including Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Puccini.

Melba Opera Trust is Australia’s premier scholarship program for promising young singers. The program nurtures artistic development alongside business training, mentoring and performance experience.   

Sunday 11 February, 2.30pm
Performance held at RACV City Club, Melbourne

For further information and tickets visit https://www.racv.com.au/travel-leisure/racv-club/city-club/whats-on/all-events/melba-opera-trust-concert.html

Presented by THE CITY OF STONNINGTON
Directed by Cameron Menzies
Conducted by Dr Kathleen McGuire

Cio Cio San: Olivia Cranwell
Suzuki: Dimity Shepherd
F.B Pinkerton: Tomas Dalton
Sharpless: Christopher Tonkin
Goro: Michael Petruccelli
Bonze: Eddie Muliaumaseali'i
Kate Pinkerton: Shakira Tsindos

The City of Stonnington is pleased to once again present The Classics, a three-part series of free Saturday evening concerts throughout February.To kick things off, join us for Opera and see Puccini's tragic love story, Madama Butterfly, come to life on stage.

Award winning Australian director, Cameron Menzies will bring Puccini’s tragic love story, Madama Butterfly to the stage with an abridged version performed in the round with an accomplished principal cast and beautiful Japanese influenced costumes.

It will also feature Conductor: Dr Kathleen McGuire with a live nine-piece orchestra, and Tony Award nominated Sound Designer, Russell Goldsmith.

Saturday 3rd February 2018, 7.30pm
Victoria Gardens, Prahran

This event is free, no booking required.

Presented by LA COMPANIA

Cristina Russo, Soprano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo soprano

Glorious and intoxicating, the baroque rhythms of Latin America are truly captivating. Recently discovered in Guatemala, the vast and remarkable manuscript Musica Colonial Archive embraces composers ranging from a feminist Mexican nun to the Spanish masters. This cross-cultural musical fusion of the New World with its exotic rhythms and rich harmonies creates stunning music.

Saturday 11 November 2017, 6pm | Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

For tickets and further information visit: http://www.lacompania.com.au/series/

Presented by BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL & MELBA OPERA TRUST

Janet Todd, Soprano
Shakira Tsindos, Mezzo soprano
Samuel Piper, Baritone
Tom Griffiths, Piano

Featuring three brilliant young rising stars from the Melba Opera Trust, this unforgettable performance features much loved pieces from well-known operas and show tunes. Shakira Tsindos, Janet Todd & Samuel Piper's voices will delight, accompanied by pianist Tom Griffiths.

Wednesday 18th October 2017, 11am | The Bowery Theatre, St Albans Community Centre, Princess St, St Albans

For tickets and further information visit https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/events/melba-opera-trust-morning-medleys